Furthermore, the elderly, individuals with impaired kidney or liver function, or individuals with a history of heart disease are all advised to seek advice from their doctor or pharmacist before taking this product. This is suitable as currently the POM product is prescribed ‘with care’ to these populations, which implies that some level of healthcare professional input is required.

The application contained a risk management plan ( RMP). RMPs are documents that contain information on a medicine’s safety profile and one or more of the following:Opticrom Allergy 2% w/v Eye Drops, solution contains sodium cromoglicate. For the symptomatic relief of eye allergies. If you forget to give a dose to a child who is taking fexofenadine twice a day, you can give the dose if it's within 4 hours of when they should have had it.

Some medicines and fexofenadine can affect each other and increase the chances of you having side effects. swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat and difficulty breathing, as these may be signs of a serious allergic reaction. A clinical drug-drug interaction study showed that co-administration of apalutamide (a weak inducer of P-gp) and a single oral dose of 30 mg fexofenadine resulted in a 30 % decrease in AUC of fexofenadine. plans for studies and other activities to gain more knowledge about the safety and efficacy of the medicine

8. Cautions with other medicines

Indirect dangers” are considered to be when treatment might mask an underlying condition that requires medical attention.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) is the UK Government agency responsible for regulating medicines and medical devices. We continually review the safety of medicines and vaccines in the UK, and inform healthcare professionals and the public of the latest updates through several means, including public reclassification reports. There are no adequate data from the use of fexofenadine hydrochloride in pregnant women. Limited animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to effects on pregnancy, embryonal/foetal development, parturition or postnatal development (see section 5.3). Allevia 120 mg should not be used during pregnancy unless on the advice of a doctor.. Try to take fexofenadine tablets at about the same time every day. Choose a time that is easy to remember.

3. Who can and cannot take fexofenadine

There are no data on the content of human milk after administering fexofenadine hydrochloride. However, when terfenadine was administered to nursing mothers fexofenadine was found to cross into human breast milk. Therefore Allevia 120 mg is not recommended for mothers breast-feeding their babies. Breast-feeding women should only use Allevia 120 mg if advised to do so by a doctor. There's very little information about taking herbal remedies and supplements with fexofendadine. There might be a problem taking some herbal remedies and supplements with it, especially ones that cause sleepiness or a dry mouth, or make it difficult to pee. This has been considered under the POM criteria 2 (section 5.2). 7.3 Special precautions in handling Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have an underlying medical condition, are taking any other medication or complementary therapy, or if symptoms persist